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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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